Techniques of reading and learning

Techniques of reading and arguing

In this section, the core of our research is spotlighted. With an introduction into the texts that were read to learn the art of reasoning, and into the ways in which teachers interacted with their students, we can now focus on the techniques that were used to read and understand texts, as they are witnessed in the manuscripts themselves. These manuscripts were handwritten to fit the profile of the (original) reader: both their content and their form tell us a story about the people who used them. What were they hoping to get from them?